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And by going on a rage just because your're politely reminded on that you are definitely sending out the wrong signal here.
Just because there are games with educational value, it isn't generally okay IMO that way too young kids hang around and play the same M-rated game all day.
07/28/09
I played some games throughout my childhood that were downright gruesome (Exidy's Chiller, anyone?)
It didn't mess me up. In fact, it were downright therapeutic in some ways.
It's a good coffee break. Even if the coffee break is a long one. We're stuck on issues of time, when it's the quality we should be worried about.
QUALITY can be done in less time. HORRIDNESS occurs when you emphasize on doing things longer without emphasis on QUALITY.
This is where the semantics' lack of articulation starts to bring the critics, even people like myself.
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Of course, they could've make the form shorter and sweeter by filling out the following:
Dear POTUS,
STFU N00bz!
SiGnEd,
A. Gamerz
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Zing!
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I am sorry but those of you(you know who you are) are sure to realize soon, that this guy is a bad choice for America. Good luck with all your hope and change folks.
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Let your kid's play video games or dont, who gives a crap. Not the governments business. Nor is saving the environment. Or providing healthcare for everyone.
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He calls cops stupid when he doesn't know the facts and here's another fact he's not aware of, not all kids who play a lot of games are fat.
P.S. If I am an adult with a child, a naive president is one of the last people I need lecturing me on how I should raise it. Why can't he just shut up and gtfo?
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Games are bad
Games are bad
Games are bad
The cake is a lie..
07/27/09
"Recent"? Are we talking about the same Wii that registers small flicks of the wrists as well as wide, exaggerated motions?
The United States Military uses video games to not only recruit, with America’s Army, but also train our fighting forces to be better prepared in the field and work better within teams.
Because "recruiting teens" and "training them to be killing machines" is awesome, right?
Over 17 million members in 26 countries come together to play.
Just because a lot of people do something doesn't make it necessarily good.
Video games are very much the new global form of entertainment with $11.7 billion in sales in 2008, a growth of 22.9 percent.
Whoosh, the money card.
I'd rather see a call for moderation (excess in anything is detrimental), or pointing towards everyone's responsibility to take care of themselves than these fallacies.
07/27/09
His entire message is about trying to get parents to be more proactive about their kids, because he wants those kids to be involved varied activities so they can have a richer mind in the long run. And while I do agree that nearly every game out there can actually teach kid some lesson or another, Obama's saying that it doesn't need to be done at a psychotic level (i.e., all day).
Please, ECA. I know your intentions are good to defend the legitimacy of video games, but you're both taking his statements out of context AND making all gamers look bad by suggesting that we all are doing the same.
07/28/09
I agree with his general message made in those speeches, but there are far too many factors he could have used.
Also, it's nice to see the ECA, and Hal Halpin practicing what they preached last week.
07/27/09
Seriously though, I can't imagine parents radically changing their perception of games just because Obama says so. The ECA shouldn't waste their time.
07/27/09
And, really, he's NOT wrong. It's not healthy for kids (or anyone for that matter) to play video games all day long. And parents should be actively involved in their child's life.
Anyway, what other example should he give? Tell your kids to put down the books and go outside? No one is going to tell you to make your kids read less.
Even "empowering" and educational games should be played in moderation. Your kid shouldn't stay inside all day long playing Number Munchers and Carmen Sandiego either.
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